Planning for Power Cuts

Power cuts can be extremely frustrating occurrences, causing disruption to your life and day-to-day business operations. While widespread power outages have not been common in the UK since the 1960s and 70s, recent reports published at the end of 2022 suggested that they could become more likely.

These days, electricity is a necessary part of modern life and can impact all areas of a property – including garage doors.   

With this in mind, if you have an electric garage door installed at your home or business, it’s important to have mitigations in place in the event of a power outage. In this article, the team here at Rollerdor will help you plan for power cuts, providing you with all of the information you need to get your doors working if power is lost.

Why have power cuts become more likely?

While it is still a prospect that we’re unlikely to see become commonplace in the UK, the risk of power outages has undoubtedly increased in recent months. 

The main reason for this is down to the instability of the energy sector in the last year. Household and business energy prices have dramatically increased across the country, putting pressure on the National Grid, energy suppliers and infrastructure. 

These price rises, combined with a volatile marketplace and Russia’s war in Ukraine impacting gas exports, have created a perfect storm that has raised the possibility of energy shortages. 

With the colder months now behind us without any notable power cuts, it seems unlikely we’ll see any problems during the summer. 

However, there is still uncertainty in regard to what may happen at the end of the year. Therefore, it’s important to be prepared – something the Rollerdor team can assist with. 

How to plan for power cuts

The best way to ensure your garage doors are ready for power cuts is to have override systems in place that can be used to open and close your garage doors manually if power has been lost. 

All of our garage door products come with internal overrides as standard, meaning you won’t have to worry about a thing if a power cut occurs. However, if your garage door is the only entrance to the property then you’ll require a low level external override kit – something the Rollerdor team can provide as an additional extra.  

If you don’t plan ahead and a power cut occurs, you could be left with your garage door stuck in the open position. This will mean your home or business is left exposed and vulnerable to possible thieves or intruders who’ll simply be able to walk in.

For a full, comprehensive guide on how to open and close an electric garage door in a power cut, click here to read our blog post on the topic. 

At Rollerdor we’ve spent more than a decade manufacturing, supplying and installing quality roller garage doors to properties nationwide. Our roller garage door products are excellent at maximising space, upgrading security and enhancing the aesthetics of every kind of property. We also provide our customers with a whole host of accessories and additional extras, including overrides. To find out more, get in touch with our team today.